Swing analysis apparatus

Abstract

A swing analysis apparatus includes a body installed on a shaft, a sensor unit installed in the body, a display device positioned on the body and configured to display swing information in a swing zone and an impact zone by supplying power thereto, and a controller configured to receive measured swing information from the sensor unit, and configured to operate the display unit to notify the outside of that the swing zone is achieved when the measured swing information is equal to or greater than a setting value and to notify the outside of that the impact zone is achieved, wherein the controller analyzes swing information depending on the swing zone and the impact zone and controls the display device to perform respective different display methods when the swing zone and the impact zone are different.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A swing analysis apparatus comprising:
 a body configured to be installed on a shaft; 
 a sensor unit installed in the body; 
 a display device positioned on the body and configured to display swing information in a swing zone and an impact zone by supplying power thereto; and 
 a controller configured to receive measured swing information from the sensor unit, and configured to operate the display unit to notify that the swing zone is achieved when the measured swing information is equal to or greater than a setting value and to notify that the impact zone is achieved, 
 wherein the controller analyzes swing information depending on the swing zone and the impact zone and controls the display device to perform respective different display methods when the swing zone and the impact zone are different, 
 wherein the controller includes: 
 a reception module configured to receive the measured swing information from the sensor unit; 
 a comparison module configure to compare the swing information received from the reception module with the setting value pre-stored in the controller; and 
 a driving module configured to operate the display device when the received swing information is greater than the setting value. 
 
     
     
       2. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the comparison module is configured to compensate for the pre-stored setting value depending on a length of the shaft. 
     
     
       3. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the comparison module is configured to measure an initial angle of the shaft, to configure the length of the shaft, and to compensate for the pre-stored setting value depending on the configured length of the shaft. 
     
     
       4. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the display device includes:
 a display unit positioned outside the body; 
 a light source unit configured to emit light out of the body; and 
 a sound source unit configured to provide notification through a sound source. 
 
     
     
       5. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the display unit is configured to display swing information of the shaft. 
     
     
       6. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the light source unit is configured to be positioned at an upper end portion of the body and is configured to emit light according to a predetermined condition. 
     
     
       7. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a detachable device positioned on a bottom surface of the body and configured for detachable coupling to the shaft. 
     
     
       8. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit includes at least one of an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a gravity sensor, and an azimuth sensor. 
     
     
       9. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a communication module of the controller,
 wherein the communication module is operatively associated with a smart device using at least one communication method of Bluetooth communication, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication, near field wireless communication, WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication, ZigBee communication, infrared data association (IrDA) communication, Wi-Fi direct (WFD) communication, ultra-wideband (UWB) communication, Ant+ communication, or a Wi-Fi communication method. 
 
     
     
       10. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the smart device is configured to perform swing analysis according to the swing information received from the controller. 
     
     
       11. The swing analysis apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the measured swing information includes at least one of a closing angle of a club at address, a closing angle of the club at impact, an angle at which a back swing is converted into a down swing, a down swing trajectory, a swing speed, a ball speed, and a heading direction of a ball. 
     
     
       12. A swing analysis apparatus comprising:
 a body configured to be installed on a shaft; 
 a sensor unit installed in the body; 
 a display device positioned on the body and configured to display swing information in a swing zone and an impact zone by supplying power thereto; 
 a controller configured to receive measured swing information from the sensor unit, and configured to operate the display unit to notify that the swing zone is achieved when the measured swing information is equal to or greater than a setting value and to notify that the impact zone is achieved; and 
 a detachable device positioned on a bottom surface of the body and configured for detachable coupling to the shaft, 
 wherein the controller analyzes swing information depending on the swing zone and the impact zone and controls the display device to perform respective different display methods when the swing zone and the impact zone are different, and 
 wherein the detachable device positioned on the bottom surface of the body includes: 
 a slot configured for perpendicular insertion into the shaft; and 
 at least two or more hooks positioned adjacent to opposite ends of the slot to be rotated by 90 degrees and to be fixed to the shaft.